Vietnam, Australia cooperate in vocational education

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull met with the press following their talks. (Source: VNA)

Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and
Social Affairs and the Department of Education and Training of Australia have
inked a memorandum of understanding in vocational education.

The MoU was among a series of cooperation documents signed between the two
countries’ relevant ministries and agencies during the ongoing official visit
to Australia by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Under the MoU, Vietnam and Australia will prioritise promoting cooperation in
four areas, namely policy, governance and testing on professional quality;
improvement of teachers’ quality, curricula development and training activity
organising; and collaboration among vocational education establishments,
experience sharing; and promotion of student and teacher exchange programmes
and scholarships.

On this occasion, Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc
Dung had a working session with Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and
Skills Karen Andrews.

During the meeting, the Australian official affirmed Vietnam is becoming Australia’s
important partner in international cooperation on vocational education. The two
sides acknowledged potential and opportunities for cooperation in high-quality
human resources training, while highlighting that Vietnam’s priorities are
suitable to Australia’s vocational education and training system. They
expressed their wish for further strengthened cooperation for mutual benefit.

Minister Dung visited several vocational education establishments in New South
Wales and attended a round-table seminar on vocational education between the
two countries.

Over the past years, cooperation between Vietnam and Australia in vocational
education is increasingly developed through such forms as: joint training;
vocational managers training; workshops, fact-find tours on vocational
training; the implementation of the Australia Programme for Skills
(Aus4skills). The freshly-signed MOU on cooperation in vocational education
between the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and Australia’s
Department of Education and Training is expected to expand and strengthen bilateral
collaboration in the field of vocational education in the time ahead. - VNA